Concert encourages teens not to text while driving

Ryland Adams serves as the night's emcee and helps introduce the different bands and guests in attendance at the concert. ISAAC ARJONILLA, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Brennan Benko from the band, False Puppet, celebrates after winning a juice box drinking competition at the Wild Hearts Concert. His prize is a didgeridoo. ISAAC ARJONILLA, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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In addition to having musical entertainment by five different bands, the concert stresses the danger of distracted driving. The event includes a virtual reality driving test that shows how easy it is for drivers to get into an accident when they are distracted. ISAAC ARJONILLA, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Brennan Benko shows off the didgeridoo he won after competing with others in a juice box drinking competition at the concert. ISAAC ARJONILLA, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Donnie Ellis tries to walk in a straight line while wearing beer goggles. The main goal of the event is to demonstrate the dangers of careless driving. The beer goggles replicate what a person would experience while driving under the influence. ISAAC ARJONILLA, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Brett Cornwell of the band Juicebox Bandits performs at the Wild Hearts Concert and invites guests to participate in a juice box drinking competition after their performance. ISAAC ARJONILLA, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Robbie Crebar, lead singer for the band Crown Valley Parkway, sings during the "K-JAM 2013 Wild Hearts Concert" concert Saturday at the Kaleidoscope. ISAAC ARJONILLA, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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A concertgoer, wearing a gorilla costume, gets up on stage and dances with band members at the Wild Hearts Concert held Saturday at Kaleidoscope. ISAAC ARJONILLA, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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During the Wild Hearts Concert, Officer Chris Goodwin of the California Highway Patrol plays a game of rock, paper, scissors with Donnie Ellis, a retired football player. ISAAC ARJONILLA, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

Ryland Adams serves as the night's emcee and helps introduce the different bands and guests in attendance at the concert. ISAAC ARJONILLA, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

MISSION VIEJO – Five Southern California bands performed during the K-JAM 2013 Wild Hearts concert Saturday at the Kaleidoscope in Mission Viejo.

Kaleidoscope and Text Kills teamed up again this year to sponsor the indoor concert which featured alternative pop music, while promoting awareness about the dangers of texting while driving.

Performing indie rock and punk melody, Ugly Paint and Crown Valley Parkway, both of Laguna Niguel, Juice Box Bandits of Fullerton, False Puppet of Santa Barbara, and Later Days of Los Angeles performed for five hours. The emcee for the concert was Ryland Adams.

During the event, concertgoers signed the Text Kills Tour Bus, pledging not to text while driving. More than 75,000 people have signed the pledge since the event was launched in 2010.

A portion of the money from the event will go to Text Kills to help it to continue it efforts.

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